The performance of a team at the final round (Photo: VTV)Vinh Phuc (VNA) - Thirty-two teams have begun theirattempt to win the 2018 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam) in the finalround, which opened in the evening of May 8 in Vinh Yen city, the northernprovince of Vinh Phuc.
At a ceremony opening the round, Dinh Dac Vinh, DeputyGeneral Director of the Vietnam Television (VTV) and head of the RoboconVietnam organising board, said the concept of the contest is “Throwing con”,inspired by a Vietnamese folk game.
“Throwing con” is popular among northern ethnic minoritypeople during festivals, in which players throw a ball made from cloth througha ring on top of a 15-20m tall bamboo pole.
According to the board, the final round will last until May13, with the group competition taking place from May 8-11. Matches among groupsare scheduled for 8 pm every day during its course and are broadcast live onVTV2.
At these matches, each team brings to the game two robots –one automatic and one controlled by a remote – which coordinate to throw thecon following the rule.
The 32 participating teams come from 10 universities andcolleges nationwide. The Lac Hong University in the southern province of DongNai, the Hung Yen University of Technology and Education in the north, and theHo Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education each has five teamsentering the final round.
Two strongest teams of the 2018 Robocon Vietnam willrepresent Vietnam to take part in the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABURobocon), which is slated for August 26 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
Vietnam has triumphed at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contestsix times. The championships were claimed by Ho Chi Minh City University ofScience and Technology in 2002, 2004 and 2006, while Lac Hong University won in2014 and 2017, and Hung Yen University of Technology and Education took thetitle in 2015.-VNA
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